When filling a silo additives may be added to increase the starch and sugar for microbes to act on and therefore produce the required acids. This is especially important if legumes compose a large par...

Temperature during silage making is influenced by three factors Moisture content of ensiled material Amount of compaction Rate of filling the silo Good silage is made between 10 and 38 o C the optimum...

The role of microorganism in silage making is directly related to the production of the following acids - lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid. Lactic acid is the most important o...

Bahia grass (paspalum notatum) is a perennial deep rooted grass that spread by very vigorous rhizomes. It usually form dense sward within a short time of establishment. It is of low palatability and r...